Magnetically-powered flywheel rotor motor

ABSTRACT

An energy-developing apparatus for multiple power applications having a housing adaptable to various mountings with a single flywheel rotatable about a central axis shaft within the housing. The shaft is supported by permanent magnets mounted on both ends of the shaft with their matching halves permanently mounted in the housing. A rotatable flywheel is mounted in the center of the central axis shaft and is surrounded with a series of permanent magnets. Input energy is supplied by wire-wound permanent magnets connected to the housing for initiating and maintaining rotational stability of the flywheel. The central axis shaft also provides the output mechanism for converting the rotation of the flywheel into potential energy. This flywheel system is designed to be safe, adaptable and portable.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] Not applicable

BACKGROUND

[0002] 1. Field of Invention

[0003] This invention relates to magnetic motors and reciprocatingengines.

[0004] 2. Description of Prior Art

[0005] Reciprocating engines have powered automobiles, trucks, planesand generators has for roughly a hundred years. Their use has been takento the extreme of reliability and durability. These engines are poweredby burning organic fuel. However, environmental concerns and supplyproblems have created the need for alternative power supplies.Therefore, several types of magnetic motors have been created.

[0006] U.S. Pat. No. 4,196,365 to Presley (1980) discloses a magneticmotor that uses a rotary shaft and a rotating disc to produce torque.However, this invention depends on electrical solenoid coupled to atiming cam to forcefully displace the brackets, causing rotational forceto the shaft. This system requires an external electrical source.

[0007] U.S. Pat. No. 4,517,477 issued to David P. Pankrats (1985) usesan electric timing device to cause rotation in the stator and can't berevolved without them.

[0008] Several patents like U.S. Pat. No. 5,448,116 (1995) use magnetsto create torque energy for rotational movement, but all of the magneticmotors heretofore known suffer from a number of disadvantages:

[0009] (a) They all depend on some type of electrical energy to performtheir function, making them dependent on heavy and bulky storagebatteries or outside electrical sources.

[0010] (b) They are extremely bulky in size and don't lend themselveswell to adaptations to a wide variety of applications. Some are not evencontainable in one package that could be made water proof or vaporproof, such as today's conventional motors can be.

[0011] (c) They would be expensive to manufacture and would requirehighly skilled maintenance upkeep. When you have so many delicate partsin one motor, the life span of the moveable parts must be cared for.

[0012] (d) They are not friction-free. Their own movement would start towear themselves out.

[0013] (e) These motors have no advantage for using any form of kineticenergy. They have no flywheel to transfer energy.

SUMMARY

[0014] My magnetic flywheel motor provides a magnetically-powered andpositioned motor able to do work and cause no environmental problems.

OBJECT AND ADVANTAGES

[0015] Several objects and advantages of my magnetic flywheel motor are:

[0016] (a) to provide a motor that uses no conventional fuel

[0017] (b) to provide a motor with only one (1) moveable part so wearand heat are kept at a minimum

[0018] (c) to provide a maintenance-free motor with no pollutionproblems to overcome

[0019] (d) to provide a light-weight durable motor that can be mountedin any position

[0020] (e) to provide a magnetic motor that is not dependent on anelectrical source for bearing support

[0021] (f) to provide a motor that can be speed-controlled if necessaryby the addition of one switch

[0022] (g) to provide a motor that can use kinetic energy for power

[0023] Still further objects and advantages will be apparent from aconsideration of the ensuing description and drawings.

DRAWING FIGURES

[0024] In the drawings, closely related figures have the same number,but different alphabetic suffixes.

[0025]FIGS. 1A and 1B show a tubular mainshaft.

[0026]FIGS. 2A and 2B show a conical-shaped circular magnet with theplus side of magnet on the small end.

[0027]FIGS. 3A and 3B show a nonmagnetic flywheel.

[0028]FIGS. 4A and 4B show a rectangular magnet with the positive sideas the top face.

[0029]FIGS. 5A and 5B show segmented ring magnet with alternatingpositive and negative faces exposed.

[0030]FIG. 6 shows the flywheel FIG. 3 with the segmented ring magnetFIG. 5 and the rectangular magnet FIG. 4 installed on the flywheel.

[0031]FIGS. 7A to 7C show the flywheel FIG. 6 and the magnets FIG. 2installed on the tubular mainshaft FIG. 1.

[0032]FIGS. 8A and 8B show a circular magnet with a conical-shapedcircular interior having the larger end face negative.

[0033]FIG. 9 shows a wired segmented ring magnet having all the negativepoles wired together as well as all the positive wires wired together toform a magnetic coil.

[0034]FIGS. 10A to 10C show a curved attachment bracket.

[0035]FIGS. 11A and 11B show a cast permanent magnet with magnetic wiresinstalled attached to a circular mounting bracket FIG. 10.

[0036]FIGS. 12A and 12B show one half of the main housing.

[0037]FIGS. 13A and 13B show the two housing halves with the segmentedring magnets FIG. 9 and the circular magnets FIG. 8 installed.

[0038]FIGS. 14A and 14B show a side view with FIGS. 1 thru 5 and FIGS. 8to thru 12 installed in their proper operating positions.

[0039]FIG. 15 shows a front view with FIGS. 3 thru 12 installed in theirproper operating positions.

[0040]FIG. 16 shows the same view as FIG. 15 with the exception that onehalf of the housing FIG. 12 is removed for clarity.

REFERENCE NUMBERS IN DRAWINGS

[0041]1 shaft

[0042]2 inner magnet bearing

[0043]3 flywheel

[0044]4 outer flywheel magnet

[0045]5 segmented ring flywheel magnet

[0046]8 outer bearing magnets

[0047]9 segmented ring housing magnet

[0048]10 mounting bracket

[0049]11 power magnet

[0050]12 housing shell

[0051]20 hole

[0052]22 purchased capacitor

[0053]24 purchased speed control

[0054] Description—FIGS. 14 to 16-Preferred Embodiment

[0055] A preferred embodiment of the motor of my magnetic flywheel motoris illustrated in FIG. 14 to FIG. 16 where the mainshaft 1 is held inposition by the magnetic fields generated by inner bearing 2 and theouter magnetic bearings 8. The magnets are in attraction of each other.The rotational velocity is created by the repulsion of the flywheelmagnets 4 by the cast housings power magnets 11. The flywheel ringmagnets 5 and the housing ring magnets 9 generate electrical energy bythe rotation of the flywheel 3. Control of the electrical power is bythe capacitor 22. The speed is controlled by the speed control 24.

[0056] All magnets are secured to their respective surfaces bycyanoacrylate ester. The magnets are made of rare earth material.

[0057] Alternative Embodiments

[0058] The motor can be manufactured using plastic components such asthe flywheel 3 and the outer housing 12. The magnets can be made fromceramic or alnico material. The magnets can be secured by screws ifnecessary. The side ring magnets 5 and 9 can be wired up so the bothsides feed into one capacitor 22.

[0059] Advantages

[0060] A number of advantages of my magnetic flywheel motor are evident:

[0061] (a) The motor can be made of a wide variety of materials.

[0062] (b) The motor uses no conventional fuel.

[0063] (c) The motor uses no pollution-producing lubricant that wouldproduce harmful hydrocarbons.

[0064] (d) It can be positioned in either a horizontal or verticalposition without any danger of leakage of a polluting fluid.

[0065] (e) The motor generates more electrical energy than it uses.

[0066] (f) Only one side pair of the segmented ring magnets are used forenergy. The other side can be used through the capacitor for householdelectrical power.

[0067] Operation—FIGS. 13A-16

[0068] My magnetic flywheel motor is operated by the turning of themainshaft 1. The inner magnet 2 is secured to the shaft thus causing themainshaft 1 to float inside the magnetic bearing. These bearing arealigned so that the positive and negative ends line up together,allowing the inner bearing 2 to suspend by the attraction of the twomagnetic surfaces. The flywheel is turned by the repulsion of themagnetic fields between the flywheel rotor magnets 4 and the powermagnets 11. To help avoid slow down when a load is applied to the motor,electrical energy is taken from one side pair ring magnets 5 and 9 andfed to the speed control 24 from the capacitor 22 adding extra power tothe permanent power magnet 11.

[0069] Flywheel rotation causes kinetic energy to build up on mainshaft1 that can be used to drive equipment such as an automobile orgenerator.

[0070] The motor would be shipped with the power magnets 11 removed,then replaced so the motor would be started at it's place of work.

CONCLUSION, RAMIFICATIONS, AND SCOPE

[0071] My magnetically-powered flywheel rotor motor can be used to poweran almost unlimited amount of mechanical devices without any outsidepower source. The motor has no limitations where it can be used, such asin an explosive vapor plant or an arid climate that has no conventionalpower source.

[0072] The construction is such that it can be made of aluminum or apolycarbonate material.

[0073] The halves are held together with simple bolt and nut assembly.

[0074] It can be assembled with little training

[0075] The motor has low maintenance

I claim:
 1. A magnetically powered flywheel rotor motor comprising; a) aflywheel rotor, said flywheel rotor having at least ten permanentlymagnetized elements attached to said flywheel rotor; b) a shaft, saidshaft being permanently bonded to rotor thru center of rotor in exactcenter of said shaft; c) hollow cone shaped permanent magnets, saidhollow cone shaped permanent magnets attaches to the outer edges ofshaft; d) a housing, said housing consisting of two halves joinedtogether by bolts at their flanges; e) cylinder shaped permanentmagnets, said cylinder shaped permanent magnets permanently attached torecessess in each housing interior, and each cylinder shaped permanentmagnet having a cone shaped interior that corresponds to permanentlymounted cone shaped magnets on shaft ends forming a magnetic bearingwhen shaft, is mounted in housing; f) Magnetic bearings, said magneticbearings in attraction to each other levitate the shaft and rotorassembly; g) Permanent magnets, said permanent magnets attached throughslots in assembled housing cause rotor assembly to rotate due tomagnetic repulsion of permanently attached magnets on rotor outsideedge; h) magnet wiring, said magnet wiring attached to housing powerpermanent magnets.
 2. A magnetically powered flywheel rotor motor ofclaim 1 whereas the permanent magnets produce initial startup andrunning power the magnetly wired permanent power magnets allow the useof external solar cells for more consistent power supply.